Autism Resources

The Lessons from the Field 2008-09 series focused on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Click on the link above for information, presentations, and videos from the workshops.

General Resources

Autism Information Center – CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Autism Speaks
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

AAP Children’s Health Topics: Autism
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/Autism.cfm

Autism Fact Sheet – CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly/autism.html

National Autism Association
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/index.php

Autism Society of Minnesota
http://www.ausm.org/

Spanish Resources

The National Institute on Health has some of their materials on autism in Spanish. If you scroll down, you can see which ones are available in Spanish.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism has a web-site in Spanish. Some services they offer are only available in Indiana but they provide universal information on autism that would be helpful to parents of an autistic child regardless of where they live.
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fspanish.html

The Autism Society of America also has information in Spanish on their web-site.
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=autismo

Somali Resources

DVD: "Call for Inclusion: HIIL NAAFO" from Center of Inclusive Child Care 2007
http://www.inclusivechildcare.org/

Helpline with Somali interpreter for questions on autism: 612-798-8359

Resources Referenced in Nov 21 Workshop

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm

DVD: "Call for Inclusion: HIIL NAAFO" from Center of Inclusive Child Care 2007
http://www.inclusivechildcare.org/ (Somali)

MDH Office of Minority and Multicultural Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/index.html

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
http://www.foodallergy.org/

Gluten-free and Casein-free Resource
http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/index.htm

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

MN Office of Special Education (Type in 'Autism' in Search feature) http://www.education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_Support/
Special_Education/index.html

MN Senate Autism Task Force Autism
AutismTaskForce@senate.mn

Helpline with Somali interpreter for questions on autism: 612-798-8359

Jack Shonkoff article - "Science, Policy and Practice: Three Cultures in Search of a Shared Mission” (specific to levels of evidence)